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Business travel is far more that looking for a good deal. Frequent flyer programs, business lounges, hotel and car rental tie-ins, what to do on your 1.25 hours off. All here...

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In a recent survey which compared America's Fortune 1000 Senior Executives to 6th graders, 23% of the Senior Executives thought that the Internet was owned by Microsoft, whereas 98% of the students knew no-one owned it.

4 million business travellers fly the planet every day

Way back when in the mid-70's, the Bank of London kept track of 100 000 paper clips. The results are as follows:

- Only about 20 000 were used to hold papers together.
- 25 000 were swept into the trash after falling on the floor.
- 19 143 were used as card game chips.
- 14 163 were twisted during telephone conversations.
- 7 200 held clothing together.
- 5 423 were used to pick teeth and/or ears.
- 5 308 were used to clean fingernails.
- 3 916 were used to unplug tobacco pipes.


	Association of Business Travellers. Business travellers...why be alone in a new city? Visit the Association's Club. Avail of discounts on hotels worldwide, insurance by Lloyds, savings in restaurants, use of Association office facilities.	Associate Clubs Participating Hotels Office Facilities Restaurants
	Business Travel Index. Stodgy and sprawling site with no discernable focus, save that it does provide information it considers relevant to business travellers (example article on how e-ticketing can be troublesome). Linked to Preview Travel. You pays your money...
	Virtual Business Lounge. Bored and alone with your laptop in the departure area? Or simply looking for links to the largest news services worldwide? From CNN to BBC, Time magazine to Discovery Channel - they're all here.	Global Chambers of Commerce Dow Jones BBC ABC News Fortune Magazine
	biztravel.com.This site is fairly customisable in terms of the reservations, purchases and even information you choose. Registration is compulsory before you can move (each attempt before you register sends you to the same page) so it's not handy for browsing but once registered you can create a profile for the info you want which will be delivered with no frills. Interesting points are bizTraveler (in-house magazine), bizMiles where you can check your airmile account(s) in one convenient place and the fact that the hotel recommendations under city guides come from first hand reviews. Ticket purchases can be made from the US only. Worth a look.
	Women Executives Travel ClubThe cynic in me is dying to be let loose on this site but, in fairness to its developers (Delta Airline and American Express), there is some useful and practical information contained herein - minimizing jet lag for one. This is essentially a member's club (waiting list for 1999 open now) in which one can receive discounts on hotel reservations, get specially negotiated deals on flights and generally feel superior to non-members. A useful and informative resource to non-members and all the benefits of club membership to those who join up. My parting shot is to lament the patronising 'feel-good' tone of its pitch, after all 'sometimes its hard to be a woman..'	Business Travel Tips Health & Fitness on the Road Family Matters
	Epicurious Eating . Part of the larger Epicurious Food site catering (sic) for all things gastronomical, this subsection recommends restaurants in the U.S. (mainly) and some foreign countries. While the database doesn't appear extensive, you are bound to find something interesting in here. Loads of recipes, hints and editorials to boot.	Search (by chef or location) Restaurants Epicurious Food
	DineNet/ CuisineNet. A market place where you can purchase gourmet coffee, chocolate, cigars et al., join clubs, a Diner's Digest full of interesting articles and a 'cafe' of short stories/ observations all serve to make this site exceptional. The restaurant review part is based on city choice (US only) under each of which lie option for recommendations and searches. What few have actual menus on-line is shadowed by the choice of selections. Recommended.	Cafe Diner's Digest 'Ingredients' Diner's Digest Categories Market Place
	WebFlyer. Frequent flyer programs...read the reviews, enroll in one, check your account if you already are and check on late deals for domestic (US) and international air fares, hotel deals and car deals. In short, if you fly often check this out.	Air/ hotel/ car deals Extras Programs Flight tracker Flight finder

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